Stove.



J. H. WITT.

STOVB.

APPLICATION FILED APRA, 1910. 1,045,348. Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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SWW/whoa -J. H. WITT.

STOVE.

APPLICATION FILED APRA, 1910.l

1,045,348. Y Patenteo'l Nov. 26, 1912.

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JAMES I-I. WITT', 0F MERNA, NEBRASKA.

STOVE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

Application filed April 4, 1910. Serial No. 553,228,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it Vknown that I, JAMES H. WITT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Merna, in the county of Cust-er and State of Nebraska, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Stoves, of which thefollowing is a specication.

This invention has relation to certain new and useful improvements instoves.

The object of my invention is to provide a stove which while especiallyarranged to be used as a heating stove can also be used for cookingpurposes.

A further aim of my invention is to provide a stove with two outstandinghollow ledges arranged to serve as warming shelves.

With the above and other objects in view, the present invention consistsin the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter morefully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claim, itbeing understood that changes in the speciflc structure shown anddescribed may be made within the scope of the claim without departingfrom the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which likenumerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 shows a front view of a stove embodying my invention. Fig. 2 isa rear view. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view. Fig. 4 is a middlelengthwise sectional view. Fig. 5 is a top View of the inner casingshowing the damper arrangement.

The aim of my invention is to provide al stove, more particularlyadapted to be used in the home, which, while proving particularlyefficient as .a heating stove, may also'be used for cooking and bakingpurposes.

In Athe accompanying drawings the numeral 5 designates the front plateof the stove which has the oven opening 6, the fire boX opening 7 andthe ash pit door 15. The upper end ofthis plate is curved from a pointapproximately half way between the ends of the p-late, the lower halfsection of the plate being rectangular. This plate is provided with theapertures 10 toreceive the damper rods, while below the oven opening 6are the ears 12, the ears 13 being positioned at one side of the fireboX opening. The ash pit has twosets of ears 14, arranged to carry theash pit doors 15. The ears 13 carry the door 7 while the ears 12 arearranged to receive the pins 17 'carried by the oven door 18, havingtheoperating handle 19. Positioned above the oven opening is the latch 20held upon the pin 21 and serving to securely hold the door 18 of theoven in a closed position.

The rear plate 4 is constructed similar to the front plate with theexception that no fire boX or ash pit opening is provided. The rear ovendoor 6 is detachablyy secured in a manner similar to that described asattached to the front plate. Positioned between the fire boX and ashpit'opening, is the'grate 23 of any approved type, so that wood or coalmay be consumed in this stove. The two end'plates are connected by meansof the casing forming plates 24 and 25. .The casing plate 25, atopposite points, is provided with the outwardly directed portions 26which form the ledges 27. These ledges serve vas warming shelves.Cavities are formed in these portions so that heat may pass therein. Theupper rounded and dome shaped portion 28 of the casing is provided withtwo lid op-enings 29 covered by the lids 30, these openings beingarranged to receive suitable cooking vessels. kCentrally positionedbetween thevends of the casing portion 28 is the collar 31, arranged toreceive the stove pipe 32. Suitable legs 33 hold the stove above thefloor.

Held between the end plates is the inner casing comprising thehorizontal section 35 forming the bottom of the oven and the uppercurved portion 36, this inner casing being further provided with theflanges 37, arranged to receive an iron grate 38, sup porting the bakingand other culinary vessels placed within the oven. The ledges are bracedby means of the bars 40, secured by means of suitable rivets 39.

Secured to the upper portion of the inner casing near opposite ends arethe flanges 42 and 43 held in parallel spaced relation. In Fig. 5 theposition of the flanges is clearly indicated, the space between theflanges serving as a draft way. Each flangeis provided with an ear 44within which the damper trunnions 45 and the damper rods 46 are held. Intheir vertical or closed position the lower edges of the dampers 48 areheld against the attaching portions 48 of the flanges 42 and 43; thesedampers, however, are illustrated as being held in a slightly inclinedopen position, as shown in Fig. 3. l/Vhen the two dampers are turneddown, as shown in the ligure last referred to, the heat and products ofcombustion circle over the inner casing and ind a ready escape throughthe stove pipe opening. However, when the 'dampers are closed theproducts of combustion are directed toward the end plates and in find*-Ving an escape they musty pass through the draft ways around the flanges42 and 43 and the dampers 48, in which condition the products ofcombustionpasssquarely below the lid openings within theajouter casing.

When the stove is tof'ibe'used merelyl for heating purposes, the ovendoors 18 are enl t-irely removed permittinga vfree circulation Y what isclaimed is:

of 'air through the'oven space. The stove ledges at all times; serve asvwarming shelves.

A stove constructed according tomy invention may be used as a coal orwood burning stove, is simple and inexpensive in construction anddurablev and eiiicient in operation and can be used both as a heatingand a kitchen stove'.

Having thus described my said invention- A stove ofthe class described,comprising front and rear vertical walls having rounded upper edges,sideV walls formedto correspond to the contour of the rontand Vrearwalls to form an arch shaped dome, said dome having an opening formedtherein, outwardly extending shelves formed in the .side walls andadapted to be heated from within,

a dome shaped oven arranged within Vthe Yarch shaped dome portion ofsaid stove, .said

oven extending from the front to the rear walls thereof, but having itsside walls remote from the side walls of the stove to form* draft ways,flanges arranged upon the top of said oven in proximity to the endsthere-ff of, and dampers arranged in said ianges for controlling thedrattv ways, said flanges being positioned for permitting the productsof combustion to pass thereover when said dampers are closed. p Y

- In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses. i

JAMES HY'wiTT.

Witnesses ROBERT R. DUNCAN, M. O. EDDY.

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